I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.
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I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high.
HARUKI MURAKAMIIf you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language.
HARUKI MURAKAMILost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back.
HARUKI MURAKAMIPain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
HARUKI MURAKAMIAnyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves. So anyone who’s in love gets sad when they think of their lover. It’s like stepping back inside a room you have fond memories of, one you haven’t seen in a long time.
HARUKI MURAKAMII don’t know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five.
HARUKI MURAKAMITaking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.
HARUKI MURAKAMIWhen I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real.
HARUKI MURAKAMIThe most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can’t be learned at school.
HARUKI MURAKAMISometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.
HARUKI MURAKAMIWhat happens when people open their hearts? They get better.
HARUKI MURAKAMIYoung people these days don’t trust anything at all. They want to be free.
HARUKI MURAKAMIAs we go through life, we gradually discover who we are, but the more we discover, the more we lose ourselves.
HARUKI MURAKAMIAnd once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.
HARUKI MURAKAMII dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.
HARUKI MURAKAMIConcentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
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